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Content from The Globe’s weekly Women and Work newsletter, part of The Globe’s Women’s Collective. To subscribe, clickQuestion: I’m job-hunting and my biggest hurdle is interviewing. I get so nervous beforehand and end up self-conscious, awkward and tongue-tied during the interview. I just don’t think I present well and it’s sabotaging my efforts to land a new job.
One thing I commonly see is that when people feel anxious, they often forget to actively listen to questions. As a result, they don’t actually answer what’s been asked. Don’t formulate a response as soon as a question begins; hear it out to make sure that you are answering in an appropriate way. And slow down. If you feel like you’re about to word vomit an answer, take a breath and say, ‘I’m going to take a moment to think about this.’ Interviewers see that as you being thoughtful.
“The typical South Asian wedding can last anywhere from two to seven days, and the expectation is that you have a different outfit for every event over that period,” says Sofi Kassam, founder of The Saree Room. “Bridal wear is where all the money is when everyone talks about weddings, but the people attending weddings get lost in this industry.
“Burnout for me was like a shadow that gradually, yet persistently, crept in,” she says. “I felt like a machine that was running on low battery. There was a constant sense of exhaustion, not just physically, but emotionally and mentally too.” In the six years since she started her studio, Romanek Design, Ms. Romanek has clocked a lot of steps. She has designed homes for Gwyneth Paltrow , Demi Moore, Joe Jonas and Beyoncé.
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